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gōngsī

公司gōngsīgōngsī
company
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我们wǒmen　在zài　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò。wǒmen zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
We are working at the company.
他tā　现在xiànzài　在zài　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò　呢ne。tā xiànzài zài gōngsī gōngzuò ne.
He is working at the company now.
明天míngtiān　她tā　会huì　去qù　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò。míngtiān tā huì qù gōngsī gōngzuò.
Tomorrow she will go to the company to work.
您好nínhǎo，我wǒ　在zài　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò。nínhǎo,wǒ zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
Hello, I work at the company.
因为yīnwèi　我wǒ　觉得juéde　今天jīntiān　太tài　忙máng　了le，　所以suǒyǐ　我wǒ　没有méiyǒu　去qù　公司gōngsī。yīnwèi wǒ juéde jīntiān tài máng le, suǒyǐ wǒ méiyǒu qù gōngsī.
Because I feel today is too busy, I didn’t go to the company.
我wǒ　先xiān　喝hē　一点儿yìdiǎnr　水shuǐ，　再zài　去qù　公司gōngsī。wǒ xiān hē yìdiǎnr shuǐ, zài qù gōngsī.
I’ll drink a little water first, then go to the company.
你nǐ　为什么wèishénme　还hái　在zài　公司gōngsī？nǐ wèishénme hái zài gōngsī?
Why are you still at the company?
我wǒ　有时候yǒushíhou　在zài　公司gōngsī　旁边pángbiān　等děng　她tā，　然后ránhòu　一起yìqǐ　去qù　超市chāoshì。wǒ yǒushíhou zài gōngsī pángbiān děng tā, ránhòu yìqǐ qù chāoshì.
Sometimes I wait for her near the company, then we go to the supermarket together.
你nǐ　现在xiànzài　要yào　吃chī　早饭zǎofàn，　还是háishi　先xiān　去qù　公司gōngsī？nǐ xiànzài yào chī zǎofàn, háishi xiān qù gōngsī?
Do you want to eat breakfast now, or go to the company first?
中午zhōngwǔ　他tā　在zài　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò。zhōngwǔ tā zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
At noon he works at the company.
我们wǒmen　明天míngtiān　很hěn　早zǎo　去qù　公司gōngsī。wǒmen míngtiān hěn zǎo qù gōngsī.
We will go to the company very early tomorrow.
中午zhōngwǔ　我wǒ　一般yìbān　在zài　公司gōngsī　吃chī　午饭wǔfàn。zhōngwǔ wǒ yìbān zài gōngsī chī wǔfàn.
At noon I usually eat lunch at the company.
她tā　是shì　去年qùnián　来lái　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò　的de，　我wǒ　是shì　今年jīnnián　来lái　的de。tā shì qùnián lái gōngsī gōngzuò de, wǒ shì jīnnián lái de.
She came to the company to work last year; I came this year.
她tā　现在xiànzài　住zhù　在zài　公司gōngsī　旁边pángbiān，　坐zuò　地铁dìtiě　很hěn　方便fāngbiàn。tā xiànzài zhù zài gōngsī pángbiān, zuò dìtiě hěn fāngbiàn.
She now lives near the company; taking the subway is very convenient.
有yǒu　地铁dìtiě　和hé　公交车gōngjiāochē，　去qù　公司gōngsī　很hěn　方便fāngbiàn。yǒu dìtiě hé gōngjiāochē, qù gōngsī hěn fāngbiàn.
With the subway and buses, it's very convenient to go to the company.
我Wǒ　马上mǎshàng　去qù　公司gōngsī，　你nǐ　在zài　家jiā　等děng　我wǒ　吧ba。Wǒ mǎshàng qù gōngsī, nǐ zài jiā děng wǒ ba.
I’m going to the company right away; wait for me at home.
我Wǒ　和hé　她tā　在zài　公司gōngsī　旁边pángbiān　聊天liáotiān，　你nǐ　来lái　吗ma？Wǒ hé tā zài gōngsī pángbiān liáotiān, nǐ lái ma?
She and I are chatting near the company; are you coming?
银行Yínháng　在zài　我wǒ　公司gōngsī　附近fùjìn。Yínháng zài wǒ gōngsī fùjìn.
The bank is near my company.
他Tā　今天jīntiān　穿chuān　蓝色lánsè　的de　衣服yīfu，　在zài　公司gōngsī　很hěn　合适héshì。Tā jīntiān chuān lánsè de yīfu, zài gōngsī hěn héshì.
He’s wearing blue clothes today, which are very appropriate at the company.
除了Chúle　周末zhōumò　以外yǐwài，　我们wǒmen　都dōu　从cóng　家jiā　坐zuò　地铁dìtiě　到dào　公司gōngsī。Chúle zhōumò yǐwài, wǒmen dōu cóng jiā zuò dìtiě dào gōngsī.
Except on weekends, we all take the subway from home to the company.
除了chúle　周末zhōumò　以外yǐwài，　我wǒ　每天měitiān　都dōu　在zài　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò。chúle zhōumò yǐwài, wǒ měitiān dōu zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
Except on weekends, I work at the company every day.
他tā　送sòng　我wǒ　到dào　公司gōngsī，　我wǒ　让ràng　他tā　放心fàngxīn。tā sòng wǒ dào gōngsī, wǒ ràng tā fàngxīn.
He walked me to the company; I told him not to worry.
今天jīntiān　上午shàngwǔ　我wǒ　在zài　公司gōngsī　开会kāihuì，　下午xiàwǔ　才cái　有空yǒukòng。jīntiān shàngwǔ wǒ zài gōngsī kāihuì, xiàwǔ cái yǒukòng.
This morning I had a meeting at the company; I only have free time in the afternoon.
我wǒ　家jiā　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　北běi　边bian，　去qù　公司gōngsī　要yào　坐zuò　地铁dìtiě　一会儿yíhuìr。wǒ jiā zài zhè gè chéngshì de běi bian, qù gōngsī yào zuò dìtiě yíhuìr.
My home is in the north of this city; to get to the company I need to take the subway for a while.
早上zǎoshang　她tā　常常chángcháng　从cóng　地铁站dìtiězhàn　走zǒu　到dào　公交站gōngjiāozhàn　坐zuò　公交车gōngjiāochē　去qù　公司gōngsī。zǎoshang tā chángcháng cóng dìtiězhàn zǒu dào gōngjiāozhàn zuò gōngjiāochē qù gōngsī.
In the morning she often walks from the subway station to the bus stop and takes a bus to the company.
小李xiǎolǐ　是shì　我wǒ　在zài　公司gōngsī　认识rènshi　的de　朋友péngyou。xiǎolǐ shì wǒ zài gōngsī rènshi de péngyou.
Xiao Li is a friend I met at the company.
我wǒ　姐姐jiějie　已经yǐjīng　大学dàxué　毕业bìyè　了le，　现在xiànzài　在zài　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò。wǒ jiějie yǐjīng dàxué bìyè le, xiànzài zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
My older sister has already graduated from university and now works at a company.
我wǒ　今天jīntiān　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　头疼tóuténg，　可是kěshì　还是háishi　得děi　去qù　公司gōngsī。wǒ jīntiān yǒudiǎnr tóuténg, kěshì háishi děi qù gōngsī.
I have a bit of a headache today, but I still have to go to the company.
她tā　戴着dàizhe　口罩kǒuzhào　去qù　公司gōngsī，　跟gēn　经理jīnglǐ　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　想xiǎng　请假qǐngjià　两liǎng　天tiān。tā dàizhe kǒuzhào qù gōngsī, gēn jīnglǐ shuō zìjǐ xiǎng qǐngjià liǎng tiān.
She went to the company wearing a mask and told the manager that she wanted to take two days off.
她tā　忘记wàngjì　把bǎ　药yào　带dài　到dào　公司gōngsī，　只好zhǐhǎo　请qǐng　同事tóngshì　把bǎ　药yào　从cóng　宿舍sùshè　拿ná　来lái。tā wàngjì bǎ yào dài dào gōngsī, zhǐhǎo qǐng tóngshì bǎ yào cóng sùshè ná lái.
She forgot to bring her medicine to the company, so she had no choice but to ask a coworker to bring it from the dorm.
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